1 00:00:04,45 --> 00:00:07,42 You're watching the good stuff I'm your host calling frontis and I'm sitting with 2 00:00:07,43 --> 00:00:12,25 Peterson tech program director at this old horse and thank you so much for joining 3 00:00:12,26 --> 00:00:16,25 us thank you Queen for coming out so last time we were here we learned 4 00:00:16,26 --> 00:00:19,39 a lot about this old horse but there's 5 00:00:19,45 --> 00:00:23,68 a whole nother side to it there's the community outreach program can tell us 6 00:00:23,69 --> 00:00:29,79 a little bit about that it's well our reach program is from community events that 7 00:00:29,80 --> 00:00:36,32 we get invited to special interest groups for each groups to Girl Scout Groups 8 00:00:36,72 --> 00:00:39,80 to Hastings moms and kids however going is 9 00:00:39,81 --> 00:00:45,18 a shame this is. Whenever we're asked to attend we attend anybody that's where tour 10 00:00:45,33 --> 00:00:50,93 we bring with them OK so what something that you might do say with the Hastings mom 11 00:00:50,94 --> 00:00:53,44 thing kids well they haven't come out to go for 12 00:00:53,45 --> 00:00:56,72 a tour and they get to see the horses we like to have them come out during 13 00:00:56,73 --> 00:01:02,54 a feed time OK they can sign waivers and then they can help give the horses their 14 00:01:02,55 --> 00:01:06,81 food they can see the horses will bring one out they can brush 15 00:01:06,82 --> 00:01:13,40 a horse that's nice and let others this is their home through OK with little 16 00:01:13,41 --> 00:01:18,10 kids that get together and do with different things for their kids and then we have 17 00:01:18,11 --> 00:01:18,44 the K. 18 00:01:18,45 --> 00:01:25,20 To twelve. Homeschooling groups to come out to same type of thing get on with tour 19 00:01:25,52 --> 00:01:30,42 expose them to the horses tell them with the history of the horses but them rushing 20 00:01:30,43 --> 00:01:31,37 little bit Padam 21 00:01:31,38 --> 00:01:37,34 a little bit. So you're kind of just getting people used to being around 22 00:01:37,35 --> 00:01:41,60 a horse given them an opportunity Yeah you know him an opportunity but he has the 23 00:01:41,61 --> 00:01:45,04 chance to live in town you've got a small backyard you got a dog or 24 00:01:45,05 --> 00:01:48,06 a cat you know I think you know I love horses but you don't you don't have 25 00:01:48,07 --> 00:01:53,64 a pony in the backyard. Everybody needs the pony and everybody there a once 26 00:01:53,65 --> 00:02:00,14 a pony Yes yes they do so with that then you also go. 27 00:02:00,55 --> 00:02:05,92 To different locations we go out to events we get asked to come to events like 28 00:02:05,93 --> 00:02:10,44 a tractor supply they have their adoption days Purina days OK We'll take 29 00:02:10,45 --> 00:02:11,77 a couple horses set up 30 00:02:11,78 --> 00:02:17,19 a arena round pen but I'm there the people can come and paddle and hear our story 31 00:02:17,20 --> 00:02:22,97 take information and be exposed to the horses so for the adoption days I'm guessing 32 00:02:22,98 --> 00:02:28,51 that something cats and Canada option dog adoption puppy erect and then you come 33 00:02:28,52 --> 00:02:32,58 with the horse and then we come with you know how do you feed that I don't want you 34 00:02:32,59 --> 00:02:39,38 can look. At it or trying to change yeah. We want to go to their 35 00:02:39,39 --> 00:02:43,13 little girl who thought she wanted the kitty cat you know decides I want 36 00:02:43,14 --> 00:02:50,13 a black and white pony that or that one of them me. But luckily for them they they 37 00:02:50,14 --> 00:02:53,15 can sponsor whores say in sponsor 38 00:02:53,16 --> 00:02:59,02 a horse that's all right can kind of be theirs and spirit that is correct they can 39 00:02:59,03 --> 00:03:03,16 go on our site they can pick the horse of their choice they're pretty Palomino that 40 00:03:03,17 --> 00:03:08,00 little black and white miniature that beautiful black quarter horse that big green 41 00:03:08,01 --> 00:03:13,77 a thoroughbred and say I want that horse to be mine and sponsor it was sponsoring 42 00:03:13,78 --> 00:03:18,63 means is they contribute to that horses care OK when they sponsor that horse we let 43 00:03:18,64 --> 00:03:21,59 him come out and they can groom that horse they can spend 44 00:03:21,60 --> 00:03:25,56 a little time with that horse and some hours sponsors don't come out they just have 45 00:03:25,92 --> 00:03:27,91 that card that has 46 00:03:27,92 --> 00:03:31,32 a picture of that horse and and that's what they want they want all their caring 47 00:03:31,33 --> 00:03:37,79 for somebody and for an animal that's good enough but yeah yeah so what goes 48 00:03:37,87 --> 00:03:42,14 into caring for let's just say one hundred K. 49 00:03:42,15 --> 00:03:45,84 One horse it's a sign it's somewhat the same as 50 00:03:45,85 --> 00:03:52,28 a dog or cat you have your food so they bail hay bale hay costs on average five 51 00:03:52,29 --> 00:03:57,33 dollars a bale OK that Bale last two days for one horse you have a bag of feed 52 00:03:57,71 --> 00:04:02,68 a bag of feed in general cost twenty five dollars if your average horse eats five 53 00:04:02,69 --> 00:04:03,40 pounds of feed 54 00:04:03,41 --> 00:04:09,80 a day that bag of feed well last. Five days and I think I was twenty five 55 00:04:10,28 --> 00:04:17,11 or if it's fifty lb bag then the last ten days and then you have your trims their 56 00:04:17,12 --> 00:04:21,44 hopes are like our fingernails we'll trim our fingernails they have to trim their 57 00:04:21,48 --> 00:04:27,18 have their hoofs trimmed they grow out it takes one year for the huff to grow from 58 00:04:27,19 --> 00:04:32,90 the host line the hair line all the way out to the ground on so all but they have 59 00:04:32,91 --> 00:04:34,64 to be trimmed like nine times 60 00:04:34,65 --> 00:04:40,31 a year and the average tough trimmed mean without shoes cost about fifty dollars 61 00:04:40,97 --> 00:04:43,47 and so do this might be 62 00:04:43,48 --> 00:04:48,05 a dumb question but I guess I just don't know and do all horses need shoes know all 63 00:04:48,06 --> 00:04:53,42 horses do not need shoes it depends on their workload depends on their terrain that 64 00:04:53,43 --> 00:04:58,49 they're on OK if they're hoofs like our fingernails are wearing down too fast then 65 00:04:58,50 --> 00:05:02,72 you'd want to do something else what a shoe why a working horse 66 00:05:02,73 --> 00:05:04,77 a performance horse a jumping horse 67 00:05:04,78 --> 00:05:10,16 a barrel horse that's really pounding hard on it if that sand their little rocks 68 00:05:10,17 --> 00:05:13,28 that file off the hooks so then you'd want to put 69 00:05:13,29 --> 00:05:19,43 a shoe on to protect the Hoffs or so that's all about protection OK so you have 70 00:05:19,44 --> 00:05:24,10 your hay you have your grain and you have your huff Tremaine ninety year at about 71 00:05:24,11 --> 00:05:27,20 fifty dollars a piece so that's before in fifty dollars 72 00:05:27,21 --> 00:05:31,41 a year for Huff trams then you have your vet bills your annual shots if you're 73 00:05:31,42 --> 00:05:36,30 lucky to have just it be the shots that's just like your dog or the cat they need 74 00:05:36,31 --> 00:05:38,33 and you'll shots that's about one hundred dollars 75 00:05:38,34 --> 00:05:44,51 a year. And then they they have to have teeth work done OK and that's about two 76 00:05:44,52 --> 00:05:48,75 hundred dollars a year so in the year cleanings like we do once 77 00:05:48,76 --> 00:05:49,67 a year once the once 78 00:05:49,68 --> 00:05:54,21 a year check is good they'll they'll clean the tire they'll take any barbs off to 79 00:05:54,22 --> 00:05:59,10 have them out a little bit but that's about two hundred dollars a year so all told 80 00:05:59,11 --> 00:06:00,15 a single horse in 81 00:06:00,16 --> 00:06:05,60 a year is going to cost for its care that's not your board and an equal right just 82 00:06:05,61 --> 00:06:07,95 their care over two thousand dollars 83 00:06:07,96 --> 00:06:10,87 a year OK break it down you're about six fifty seven dollars 84 00:06:10,91 --> 00:06:17,05 a day OK so which which people realistically spend on coffee and 85 00:06:17,37 --> 00:06:18,05 coffee and 86 00:06:18,06 --> 00:06:23,92 a pastry every time you think about going to coffee shop on your way to work you 87 00:06:23,93 --> 00:06:27,46 spend that five dollars we'll take one of those five dollars and buy 88 00:06:27,47 --> 00:06:31,12 a some Bale Yeah Yeah exactly yeah that's a good one there it's 89 00:06:31,13 --> 00:06:36,11 a very simple process and when you break it down to that level for them they can 90 00:06:36,12 --> 00:06:42,31 say I can afford five dollars Right yeah so do you offer education programs for 91 00:06:42,32 --> 00:06:47,14 people who are interested in learning about horses and learning how to care for 92 00:06:47,15 --> 00:06:51,79 them yeah one thing we did in particular this year was we partnered up with the 93 00:06:51,80 --> 00:06:57,60 Dakota County for each program horse it was horse program. Horse less horse mortal 94 00:06:57,61 --> 00:07:00,86 grass horse program That's what or how is that wrestlers course. 95 00:07:04,53 --> 00:07:06,81 For a Dakota County for H. 96 00:07:06,82 --> 00:07:10,13 Horseless horse program OK the kids that they they have 97 00:07:10,14 --> 00:07:14,84 a love for horses that want to be around horses learn about horses they have me on 98 00:07:14,85 --> 00:07:20,30 paper program I'll quit programs we've partnered with them this year that they get 99 00:07:20,31 --> 00:07:24,88 to come in and what they're studying will break them up in groups this group will 100 00:07:24,89 --> 00:07:30,11 do the paperwork study the other group or go out and see it in person sold like 101 00:07:30,12 --> 00:07:35,05 Scooter if we're talking about here grooming Michelle can you bring Scooter up here 102 00:07:35,06 --> 00:07:41,79 and Scooter come here. Ring right up in the middle here high school what are. 103 00:07:43,32 --> 00:07:50,16 Pretty if we have the for each group boat in there studying grooming that week then 104 00:07:50,17 --> 00:07:54,49 Mashal will take scooter out there arena here with part of them part of the group 105 00:07:54,82 --> 00:07:56,92 and teach them how to actually groom 106 00:07:56,93 --> 00:07:59,50 a horse and they get hands on they get to groom 107 00:07:59,51 --> 00:08:04,62 a horse if we're talking about equipment then we'll take out the English saddles 108 00:08:04,63 --> 00:08:08,19 we'll take out the western saddles we'll take out the halters the bridle is the 109 00:08:08,20 --> 00:08:14,08 bits the different reins and teach them the different parts that they're studying 110 00:08:14,09 --> 00:08:20,39 about they get to actually see him as the horseless horse students are the kids 111 00:08:20,40 --> 00:08:23,24 that live in town they don't have access to 112 00:08:23,25 --> 00:08:29,65 a horse or have to land so to partner with them is really special for us but it's 113 00:08:29,66 --> 00:08:35,18 also provides an opportunity for these kids to actually hands on with 114 00:08:35,19 --> 00:08:41,75 a horse and that was really brought about by the founder Nancy Turner who grew up 115 00:08:41,76 --> 00:08:41,89 with 116 00:08:41,90 --> 00:08:47,13 a farm next door that she had actually got to go and work on and learn the horses 117 00:08:47,14 --> 00:08:52,13 and things so she was provided that opportunity growing up and it's giving back to 118 00:08:52,14 --> 00:08:58,97 the community. So do you ever run into the kid who is super gung ho to be 119 00:08:58,98 --> 00:09:02,78 around horses and then gets there and is terrified of them we have 120 00:09:02,79 --> 00:09:07,74 a couple that have come in and they just can't wait to get there and you'll say OK 121 00:09:07,75 --> 00:09:12,51 come on out and pet this horse and they get about two feet and they just freeze up 122 00:09:12,52 --> 00:09:17,65 yeah yeah they have a lot bigger it's bigger they never touched 123 00:09:17,66 --> 00:09:19,93 a horse before they've seen him on T.V. 124 00:09:19,94 --> 00:09:25,23 They've seen him in movies they've read about him but they've never been that close 125 00:09:25,24 --> 00:09:28,28 to wanting. As specially 126 00:09:28,29 --> 00:09:32,09 a full size right all maybe the pony and little pony ride around in 127 00:09:32,10 --> 00:09:35,29 a circle at the grocery store type parking lot but 128 00:09:35,30 --> 00:09:38,99 a Big twelve hundred pound horse like Scooter they can be 129 00:09:39,00 --> 00:09:42,40 a little intimidating as you can see he's kind of 130 00:09:42,41 --> 00:09:48,03 a wild boy. Down. So. 131 00:09:49,40 --> 00:09:54,10 What about any schools to partner with schools we have to code 132 00:09:54,11 --> 00:10:00,51 a ridge private or public school in Apple Valley OK special needs school troubled 133 00:10:00,52 --> 00:10:05,29 kids or special needs and I'll call it they come out and they do service projects 134 00:10:05,30 --> 00:10:07,75 with us. Come out twice 135 00:10:07,76 --> 00:10:14,56 a week oh installs. Sweep the alleyways clean the lobby just to come out and 136 00:10:14,62 --> 00:10:20,80 do service work OK not so much to come out and be with the horses but to get some 137 00:10:20,81 --> 00:10:25,80 out here and exposes them do they get to because I think we saw this before horses 138 00:10:25,81 --> 00:10:30,94 are very therapeutic if you're working with troubled kids they get to interact with 139 00:10:30,95 --> 00:10:35,96 the horses and they can vary and they can the same as you or I or anybody else they 140 00:10:35,97 --> 00:10:42,06 can go into our website and register for Lassen all or long interior for feed crews 141 00:10:42,07 --> 00:10:46,83 and such and have that interaction but they're here for their service project and 142 00:10:46,84 --> 00:10:52,09 we provide that you talk about other schools we've had St Mary's College and went 143 00:10:52,10 --> 00:10:57,84 on up to. Great partnership with them the end of May third weekend in May We had 144 00:10:57,85 --> 00:11:01,07 a group of students come up they wanted to do a service project for 145 00:11:01,08 --> 00:11:06,74 a nonprofit and luckily for us they chose us some wonderful kids came up for the 146 00:11:06,75 --> 00:11:11,74 weekend two days in the night up here and they did service work they cleaned the 147 00:11:11,78 --> 00:11:16,42 grounds and stuff and it was perfect timing in the end towards the end of April 148 00:11:16,43 --> 00:11:21,78 they are spring cleaning up for our run for the roses fundraiser or derby day there 149 00:11:21,79 --> 00:11:26,71 every day so that was fantastic great kids come up and we hope they come some more 150 00:11:26,72 --> 00:11:32,06 come in and we keep that collaboration going all cardinals they had all the same 151 00:11:32,07 --> 00:11:32,29 that's 152 00:11:33,08 --> 00:11:39,99 a must so you also holistic the Red Jack Saddle Club sell what are some of the 153 00:11:40,00 --> 00:11:42,96 activities that that course there is there are 154 00:11:43,00 --> 00:11:48,62 a saddle club there for showing horses OK but they also all have our special 155 00:11:48,63 --> 00:11:54,02 Olympic team oh sure horses halter class writing 156 00:11:54,99 --> 00:12:00,05 a big portion of that because they have to belong to a club so rejects out 157 00:12:00,06 --> 00:12:04,00 a club is their club is their club and the large portion that is our Special 158 00:12:04,01 --> 00:12:10,43 Olympics and they will ride they'll practice their traits and then they'll go to 159 00:12:10,44 --> 00:12:15,67 the special lympics in North Branch on the nineteenth of August OK it will take 160 00:12:15,68 --> 00:12:19,76 horses up there in the students up there and they'll never form oh they don't need 161 00:12:19,76 --> 00:12:26,60 . Just like anybody else can that means and we teach them to to ride we teach 162 00:12:26,61 --> 00:12:31,96 them to handle the horse the same as I would teach you or anybody else I don't look 163 00:12:31,97 --> 00:12:36,80 at your specialty I don't look at you need I just want to teach you to sit on 164 00:12:36,81 --> 00:12:41,07 a horse yet teach you soft hands on a horse teach you to control 165 00:12:41,08 --> 00:12:45,05 a horse and we can do that so this is a view you have over there 166 00:12:45,06 --> 00:12:49,28 a PUA tick program. Anytime you're right 167 00:12:49,29 --> 00:12:54,18 a horse is there everybody. As you can see was good or just being around him is 168 00:12:54,19 --> 00:12:57,64 therapeutic yet still riding is there 169 00:12:57,65 --> 00:13:02,96 a PUA tick so we do not concentrate on their special needs now we treat them the 170 00:13:02,97 --> 00:13:07,02 same as everybody else and we're going to teach you to see to said we're teachers 171 00:13:07,03 --> 00:13:12,08 soft hands we're teach you to ride and then they participate in our Special 172 00:13:12,09 --> 00:13:17,91 Olympics portion of our Saddle Club and also part of our saddle club is 173 00:13:17,96 --> 00:13:23,66 volunteering to be part you're committed to so many hours of volunteer work OK of 174 00:13:23,67 --> 00:13:29,65 your choice because we here can be at the Special Olympics show it can be wherever 175 00:13:29,66 --> 00:13:35,22 but as I go at the it's always comes back to service and giving some back for what 176 00:13:35,23 --> 00:13:36,61 you're getting while you're going to get 177 00:13:36,62 --> 00:13:42,47 a lot back with the horses to yeah yeah you have any community events coming up. We 178 00:13:42,48 --> 00:13:48,86 have I think our next community event we have several The next one is Purina days 179 00:13:48,90 --> 00:13:55,35 at Tractor Supply and so same all in June then the first part of July we 180 00:13:55,36 --> 00:14:01,57 have vintage horse market Dakota County Fairgrounds that we've been invited to come 181 00:14:01,58 --> 00:14:07,58 over and participate OK hand out information tell our story in vintage horse market 182 00:14:07,59 --> 00:14:08,39 I'm assuming that's 183 00:14:08,40 --> 00:14:14,22 a vintage horse apparel. Has to do with horse greatly marketable we're also 184 00:14:14,23 --> 00:14:21,07 collaborated with Jeannie Klein who has that and so she's kind of putting that 185 00:14:21,08 --> 00:14:27,20 together in this been nice enough to invite us to be part of it and of course then 186 00:14:27,21 --> 00:14:31,90 we have the Special Olympics and the nineteenth of August and I know I'm missing 187 00:14:31,91 --> 00:14:37,13 something big in there. But we take advantage of everything we can get it and it 188 00:14:37,14 --> 00:14:42,01 comes across that our story and absolutely be there we really try to take advantage 189 00:14:42,02 --> 00:14:43,42 of it while I have 190 00:14:43,86 --> 00:14:49,33 a running us come out today and measure talking to our viewers about your facility 191 00:14:49,34 --> 00:14:54,77 it's fantastic and if you want to know what big event Pete miss you can check out 192 00:14:54,78 --> 00:14:57,58 their website at this old horse dot org There you go.